Alaska Air Leads A Top-Performing Industry Group

Airline stocks have performed well lately, and Alaska Air Group (ALK) is leading the pack. The sector as a whole has several things going for it. The positive trends include improving demand for air travel, industry consolidation, stronger balance sheets and better capacity utilization, according to analysts at S&P.

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